Politifact.com: Statements from David Cicillinehttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/david-cicilline/Statements from David Cicilline reviewed by Politifact.comen-usThu, 14 May 2015 00:01:00 -0400David Cicilline: Annual precipitation &quot;has increased in Rhode Island by over 12 inches in the last century.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2015/may/14/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-precipitation-rhode-island-/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | U.S. Rep. David Cicilline: Precipitation in Rhode Island has risen by just over a foot in 100 years
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<p>People who warn that humanity is dramatically changing Earth&#39;s climate invoke several indicators to prove their point. They note the rise in sea levels, the increase in global temperature and the growing acidification of the oceans. In a May 1, 2015, commentary in The Providence Journal, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, along with Michael Shank, director of media strategy for Climate Nexus, a group devoted to warning about climate change, invoked those warning signs, and more. &quot;Global warming is happening, here and now. Its impact is already being felt in coastal states like Rhode Island, ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2015/may/14/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-precipitation-rhode-island-/">>> More</a>Thu, 14 May 2015 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2015/may/14/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-precipitation-rhode-island-/David Cicilline: &quot;We have the third-lowest minimum wage &hellip; of developed countries.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/nov/01/david-cicilline/david-cicilline-says-us-has-third-lowest-minimum-w/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | David Cicilline says U.S. has third-lowest minimum wage among developed countries
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<p>During a highly charged -- and pretty entertaining -- debate on Channel 10 last Sunday, incumbent Democrat David Cicilline squared off against Cormick Lynch, the Republican who is challenging him for the 1st Congressional District seat. Lynch kept speaking over Cicilline, Cicilline repeatedly patted Lynch on the arm to quiet him, and moderator Bill Rappleye tried to keep everything under control. (&quot;Please, don&rsquo;t touch,&quot; he said more than once.) One of the issues that divides the candidates is the federal minimum wage. Cicilline is co-sponsor of a bill that would raise it to $10.10 from its current $7.25. ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2014/nov/01/david-cicilline/david-cicilline-says-us-has-third-lowest-minimum-w/">>> More</a>Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/nov/01/david-cicilline/david-cicilline-says-us-has-third-lowest-minimum-w/David Cicilline: &quot;According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/feb/21/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-minimum-wage-worth-2-l/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | U.S. Rep David Cicilline says minimum wage is worth $2 less than it was 45 years ago
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<p>Debate over raising the minimum wage is heating up. President Obama is advocating for it, Democrats in Congress are promoting it and their Republican counterparts are warning that it would have a negative impact on the U.S. economy. Adding fuel to that fire was Tuesday&#39;s Congressional Budget Office report, which predicted that increasing the minimum wage would lift 900,000 people out of poverty but cost 500,000 jobs. U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, D-RI, went on the floor of the House on Feb. 11 to argue that inflation has eroded the value of the minimum wage, now $7.25 per ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2014/feb/21/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-minimum-wage-worth-2-l/">>> More</a>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:26:19 -0500http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/feb/21/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-minimum-wage-worth-2-l/David Cicilline: &quot;The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/aug/01/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-passing-senate-approve/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Cicilline says passing Senate-approved immigration bill would save $200 billion over ten years
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<p>For many people, creating a path to citizenship for individuals who came into the United States illegally seems counterproductive. But U. S. Rep. David Cicilline says that it makes economic sense. During an appearance from Washington on the WPRI-TV program &quot;Newsmakers,&quot; which aired July 21, Cicilline said passing the bipartisan immigration bill already approved by the Senate would save the country billions. &quot;The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade,&quot; said Cicilline. Roughly $20 billion per year? When ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2013/aug/01/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-passing-senate-approve/">>> More</a>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/aug/01/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-passing-senate-approve/David Cicilline:
Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there&#39;s been such a growth of income among the highest earners.
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/19/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-only-83-percent-income/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says only 83 percent of income is subject to Social Security tax, down from about 90 percent historically
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<p> The question of how to properly finance Social Security was one of the topics when U.S. Rep. David Cicilline was interviewed on WPRI&#39;s &quot;Newsmakers,&quot; which aired May 12, 2013. Cicilline expressed support for one proposal that would eliminate the limit on the Social Security payroll tax. Currently, employees stop paying the 6.2-percent tax for the year once their income hits $113,700. Applying the tax to everyone regardless of their income would keep Social Security solvent for the next 75 years, according to the Office of the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration. On &quot;Newsmakers,&quot; ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/19/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-only-83-percent-income/">>> More</a>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/19/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-only-83-percent-income/David Cicilline:
&quot;If you are a federally licensed gun dealer and your license is revoked because you&#39;ve engaged in misconduct ... your entire inventory under prevailing law is deemed your personal collection. You then can sell it free from any background checks.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/04/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-gun-dealers-whose-lice/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says gun dealers whose licenses are revoked for misconduct can sell their inventories free from background checks
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<p> As the nation debates proposed new gun restrictions after the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre, one issue is whether current law adequately regulates firearms dealers. During a recent appearance on WJAR-TV&#39;s &quot;10 News Conference,&quot; U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, spoke on the issue. Cicilline this year sponsored a bill, which has more than 60 co-sponsors, that would close what supporters refer to as the &quot;fire sale loophole.&quot; The bill is still pending in a Congressional committee and it is unclear when, or if, it will be taken up. &quot;If you are a federally-licensed ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/04/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-gun-dealers-whose-lice/">>> More</a>Sat, 04 May 2013 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/may/04/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-gun-dealers-whose-lice/David Cicilline:
More than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background checks.
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/feb/10/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-40-percent-gun-sales-a/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says 40 percent of gun sales are made without background checks
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<p> In the aftermath of the mass killings at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline, spoke at a Jan. 23 Rhode Island State House rally against gun violence about legislative efforts, including a bill he&rsquo;s introduced to regulate gun sales. TheFire Sale Loophole Closing Act would prevent gun dealers whose licenses have been revoked from declaring their inventory a &quot;personal collection,&quot; which allows them to make private sales without background checks. At the rally, the Rhode Island Democrat said more than 40 percent of sales nationally are made without background ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2013/feb/10/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-40-percent-gun-sales-a/">>> More</a>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:01:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2013/feb/10/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-40-percent-gun-sales-a/David Cicilline:
&quot;The truth is David Cicilline voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers and abusers of the elderly.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/30/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-he-voted-tougher-laws-/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says he voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers, when he was a Rhode Island state representative
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<p> Republican Brendan Doherty has been mining U.S. Rep. David Cicilline&rsquo;s legal and legislative resume recently, pointing out unsavory law clients Cicilline represented as a criminal defense lawyer and criticizing him for votes that he took during his eight years in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. In an Oct. 9, 2012, news release, Doherty accused Cicilline, a freshman Democrat, of voting against two bills in the mid-1990s that would have imposed mandatory sentences for certain domestic violence and child abuse offenses. We examined Doherty&rsquo;s claim and ruled it True. Last week &nbsp;the ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/30/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-he-voted-tougher-laws-/">>> More</a>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/30/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-he-voted-tougher-laws-/David Cicilline:
&quot;There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/22/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-us-has-more-oil-rigs-o/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says the U.S. has more oil rigs in operation than all other countries combined
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<p> Are we doing enough to produce energy in the United States? That was one of the issues on the table when U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, a Democrat, and former state police Col. Brendan Doherty, a Republican, squared off in a WPRI - Providence Journal debate Oct. 16. Doherty talked about a bill he supports that would raise revenue for infrastructure by allowing more oil and gas drilling on federally-owned lands. Cicilline called it &quot;a big, big giveaway to big oil . . . when we already know, according to the best available ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/22/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-us-has-more-oil-rigs-o/">>> More</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/22/david-cicilline/us-rep-david-cicilline-says-us-has-more-oil-rigs-o/David Cicilline: &quot;While I was mayor of the city of Providence we had the lowest crime rate in 30 years.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/21/david-cicilline/providence-crime-rates-during-david-cicilline-admi/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Providence crime rates during the David Cicilline administration - revisited
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<p>With U.S. Rep. David Cicilline coming under fire for his work as a defense attorney, the Democrat has been fighting back by saying that, during his tenure as mayor of Providence, the city logged the lowest crime rate in three decades. &quot;I&#39;m very proud that while I was mayor of the city of Providence we had the lowest crime rate in 30 years,&quot; Cicilline said during his Oct. 16 debate against Republican Brendan Doherty, the former superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police. Cicilline talked about the crime statistics at least three times ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/21/david-cicilline/providence-crime-rates-during-david-cicilline-admi/">>> More</a>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:01:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2012/oct/21/david-cicilline/providence-crime-rates-during-david-cicilline-admi/